When I first began to understand that I had never cared for myself - had never been there for myself, I felt so lost. I felt ridiculous for being forty something and realising that I had never really practiced any form of self-care. I am fifty something now and quite good at it, but I know many of you struggle with this. Sometimes we really dont know where to start and you know what? Thats ok! So today I am sharing my list very first list.....written many years ago when I had such a struggle to think of things to do....... Go out for a walk ALONE (ie without the children); Buy myself flowers; Go to the movies even if no one else wanted to come; Go and order a coffee and cake at a lovely cafe and savour it; Get my hair cut; Buy my favorite magazine; Buy myself a new book to read; Spend half an hour alone in my room reading; Not feel guilty about the above; Buy a lovely pen and notebook and start a journal; Go to the library and enjoy a browse; Go window shopping in expensive shops; Go to the beach and have a blissful walk along the sand; Go through my underwear drawer, throw out the ratty items and replace with new; Go op-shopping for something old and interesting; Get my nails done; Watch a show I like on TV instead of choosing the childrens preferences; Order take-aways for dinner and have a night off; Ignore the phone once a day to remember it doesnt control me; Buy a really pretty tea-cup and/or pot and feel special every time I use it; Get up early, make a cup of tea (in the new cup), take it back to bed and read, pretending I am not up yet; Have a lovely bath with candles and quiet music - locking the door so as to not be disturbed; Okay....thats my first ever list.....it grew and grew and now, I dont really need a list - I dont feel weird doing loving things for myself! And, heres the thing, it stopped feeling like it was second-best - do you know what I mean? It used to feel like, well I wished someone would do lovely things for me, but they wont so I have to do this for myself. These days I truly do loving things for myself because I am worth it. And I know I am. I do it because I love and value myself. It happens. It really does. Love and hugs Sue
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:20:00 +0000
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